eighteen [action]

[imatreenow]

[Friday afternoon finds Mithos dragging a granite statue through the streets of Luceti. It will look familiar to those who can claim Aselia as their home world, carved adoringly in the likeness of a young man wielding dual swords. The figure is planted atop a base that bears a plaque engraved with the simple honor, "The Hero Lloyd Irving." All together, it stands at about three and a half feet, scaled down from the original model.

For Mithos, it's a bitter reminder of things that could never have been. Its sudden appearance in his house had been an elbow nudging him sharply in the ribs, an obnoxious stage whisper prompting, "Hey, remember that time all your hopes and dreams were crushed?"

Yes, yes he remembers.

Which is why he had to get rid of it. The first day, he dragged the statue behind the house, let it topple into the river, and watched the determined stony face sink below the surface. The next morning, it found its way back to his living room. Each day, he drags it farther away, and each morning it proudly comes back.

His route today takes him up from the south end of the village through the north end and into the woods. The farther away, the better.]

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[calmbeforethe]

[Curiously, his path runs right under Ororo's afternoon flight route. Now, there were many strange sights in Luceti and slowly Ororo was getting used to seeing bizarre things on a daily basis. This one was a little curious.

She follows his route for a while, perhaps half an hour. By the time he nears the woods, she lands some distance away - far enough that she hopes she is not intruding, but near enough to be able to see what Mithos might do with the statue.]

[imatreenow]

[He doesn't have a destination to aim for, but he knows this isn't it. It isn't far enough. He wants to be able to push the taunting statue out of his mind, over the edge, let it smash to pieces. When he reaches the woods, he keeps plowing forward. He's slowed down by the uneven forest floor as he winds his way through the trees, but he shows no signs of stopping.]